Apr 23, 2022; Delaware, Ohio, USA; JD Vance speaks on stage with former President Donald Trump during a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch News Trump Rally
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Republicans will vote Tuesday in one of the most contentious and closely watched Senate primaries in the nation. Author and venture capitalist JD Vance is seen as the GOP front-runner in the race to replace retiring Sen. Rob Portman after receiving former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. The winner is likely to face 10-term Democratic congressman Tim Ryan in what is expected to be a brutal November for Democrats.
Incumbent Republican Gov. Mike DeWine appears well positioned to secure his party’s nomination for another term.
In Indiana, more than a dozen state House members are trying to fend off Republican challenges from the right.
Frustrated conservatives wanting to push the Republican-controlled Indiana Legislature further to the right are trying to unseat several current GOP lawmakers in Tuesday’s primary.
Roughly two dozen so-called liberty candidates are in Republican legislative races across the state. Their targets are several top-ranking members of the GOP-dominated House. Those challengers argue the Legislature hasn’t been aggressive enough in attempting to ban abortion, enhancing gun rights and overturning COVID-19 restrictions that were ordered by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Republican legislative leaders argue the “no compromise” stances adopted by many challengers aren’t practical and tout many conservative successes.
Voters in 13 states head to the polls this month.
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